Don't ask me to pronounce this band. In fact, if I'm not in front of a computer, don't even ask me to spell their name. It's a bugbear that comes with being a "tr00" metalhead. We see cool bands mentioned online, and half of the time, we can't pronounce their names. I'm not just talking about foreign acts. No, Americans like to be cute with their creativity, too. Everyone wants a logo that can't be read for a band that can't be name-dropped without accidentally biting one's jaw (that shit hurts, man). "Have you heard of Rhthrrlrhry? They sound like a cross between Uuzquiizzsep and Aeae5ea?"
I'll move on. I've never seen or heard anyone else mention Ljosazabojstwa. On one hand, I'm not surprised. They seem content with the level of success they have already attained. None of their songs are in English, so they aren't pushing too hard to be discovered. On the other hand, I'm a tad mystified. I mean, this stuff rules! Where are they located, you ask? Minsk, Belarus. Don't look now, but there is a pretty sweet scene brewing in Belarus.
Ljo...ugh, LSZB (the group itself uses this abbreviation as shorthand) play a grimy mosaic of grinding death metal and blithely profane black metal. Nothing here is too technical for its own sake. Every tune punches me in the throat, and let me tell you, my uvula has never felt this happy being swollen. LSZB's badassery doesn't end with the music. All of their artwork is handled by the same guy (I presume he's a band member, but they don't want us to know), and dude, it's fucking sick. The below image adorns Gloryja Smierci, their lone long player. His creepy, rudimentary, horror-friendly style can be found on all of LSZB's releases.
I thought I had something else to say that would warrant a paragraph break, but nope! I'm tapped. Check out Ljosazabojstwa.
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